The Pacers first competed in the ABA Finals in the 1968-69 season under the command of Bob "Slick” Leonard.He led the Pacers towards a new horizon by leading the Pacers to seven consecutive winning seasons.

The 1975-76 season proved to be the last season of the ABA and the first failing season of the Pacers in the seven years with the ABA.

The Pacers were the victorious survivors of the liquidation of the ABA.

A couple of weeks ago, IndianaPacers president Larry Bird was asked if he ever considered blowing up the team and fielding a lottery-bound team for a couple of seasons in a bid to rebuild.

Yes, it is astonishing the Pacers have made the playoffs in 15 of the past 16 years, and Donnie Walsh deserves all the credit for continuing to field a competitive team during a period of massive transformation after the 2000 season.

In one corner of the IndianaPacers' locker room, Stephen Jackson sat silently, a white towel draped over his knees, his head resting forlornly in his left hand.

Indiana 94, L.A. Clippers 80: Though temporarily stunned by the sight of Danny Granger carted off the court on a stretcher after a hard fall, the Pacers regained their rhythm to cut short the Clippers' attempt at a second-half comeback and held on for a comfortable victory Sunday in Conseco Fieldhouse.

Ask the Pacers: When Darrell Armstrong was acquired by the Pacers, he said he intended to retire after this season.

Los Angeles outrebounded Indiana 48-36 and controlled the game in so many ways, giving credence to those who argued that the Lakers present too many matchup problems for a Pacers team that could be overwhelmed in his best-of-seven series.

Indiana pulled within six early in the third on a 3-pointer by Rose, but O'Neal scored on a putback, Horry dunked off a feed from Bryant and Fox scored on a give-and-go layup off an assist by Derek Fisher to quickly build the lead back to 12.

Pacers third-string center Zan Tabak, who won a championship in 1995 with Houston, played the final 32 seconds of the first half.

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The Pacers duplicated their 52-30 record in 1995-96, but were hurt severely by an injury to Reggie Miller's eye socket in April, from which he wasn't able to return until Game 5 of their first-round series against the Hawks.

Unfortunately for the Pacers, their first NBA Finals appearance was against the dominating Los Angeles Lakers, who proved too much for them to handle as they ended Indiana's championship hopes in six games.

IndianaPacers guard Darrell Armstrong, who was ejected during a loss to Denver on Friday, was suspended by the NBA for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

IndianaPacers guard Stephen Jackson fired shots in the air in apparent self-defense after he was hit by a car outside a strip club early Friday — the latest blow to a team struggling to rebuild its image.

Ron Artest has been summoned to a Wednesday morning meeting by the IndianaPacers, who want to hear from the player himself on whether he is standing in the way of a trade to the Sacramento Kings for Peja Stojakovic, ESPN.com learned Tuesday night.

The Pacers reached that mark with more than six minutes remaining on a 3-pointer by Croshere that gave them a 14-point lead, and Croshere got them to 100, too, on a 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining.

The Knicks got back into it with runs of 8-0 and 9-0, and Indiana's lead was down to 52-48 at halftime after Jackson was called for a flagrant foul against Sprewell on a breakaway with 3.2 seconds left.

It was 78-71 entering the fourth, and the Pacers got their lead back to double digits by opening the quarter with a 7-2 run ending with a layup by Davis while New York was missing seven of its first eight shots.

The IndianaPacers may have a strong enough record to make the playoffs this year, and if they earn a postseason bid, you can buy IndianaPacersplayoff tickets from GreatSeats, a member of the BBB online reliabillity program.

The IndianaPacers joined the NBA for the 1976-77 season as one of four former American Basketball Association franchises to cross over when the two leagues merged.

The IndianaPacers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on the road on Saturday.

The Pacers CEO said Monday that he's in the process of narrowing the list of suitors for a deal.

IndianaPacers players Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson were sentenced to a year's probation Friday, plus 60 hours of community service and $250 fines for their roles in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.

IndianaPacers president Larry Bird will get the player he's been coveting, after all.

Despite widespread belief that the Pacers had missed their best chance for an NBA title, Indiana won the Central Division again, earned the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference play-offs, and finally broke through with a conference championship and a berth in the NBA Finals.

Bird brought the Pacers some stability and perspective at a time they sorely needed it, so his tenure was a success in that regard.

I expect the Pacers to take a big man, and much will depend on (1) who is left at #27 and (2) how well some of these guys grade out in their try-outs.

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As a continuing celebration of the IndianaPacers’ 40th Anniversary Season, Pepsi, a Pacers corporate partner, is sponsoring a promotion to roll back the price on Pacers’ tickets to the 1967-68 ticket price of $4 to five selected home games.

The IndianaPacers are giving away a customized 1967 Chevy Camaro as part of the continuing celebration of the 40th Anniversary Season.